Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

kewalahan

Indonesian translation:

unable

Added to glossary by Mohamad Rudi Atmoko
Jan 17, 2010 04:18
14 yrs ago
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English term

kewalahan

English to Indonesian Other Other
marketing support
Team Sales yang handal
Proses approval lebih fleksibel
bottom yang membuat kami kewalahan untuk menjawab
cara penawaran lainnya yang efektif
Profesionalsime yang meningkat (telemarketer)
alternatif jalur distribusi produk

Apakah terjemahan yang tepat untuk kata "kewalahan" di atas?

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Proposed translations

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unable

'kewalahan' is Javanese, meaning to be at wit's end, at a loss for what to do, unable to cope with/handle a situation, because one is overwhelmed. In this context, I'm not certain what the 'bottom' refers to, but IMO 'kami kewalahan untuk menjawab' indicates 'we are unable to respond (because we're overwhelmed by the situation)
Example sentence:

Menteri Energi dan Sumber Daya Mineral Purnomo Yusgiantoro kewalahan menjawab sejumlah pertanyaan dari siswa-siswi Sekolah Dasar yang diundang dalam perayaan HUT ke 63 PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN).

Anak indigo biasanya banyak bertanya, dan orangtuanya akan kewalahan menjawab.

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hard

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1 hr

overwhelmed

IMHO
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agree Benedicta Tjoea
57 mins
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agree Hengky Chiok
1 hr
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15 hrs
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2 hrs

difficult to

bottom yang membuat kami kewalahan untuk menjawab = bottom that makes me difficult to respond
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6 hrs

at a loss for what to do

kewalahan, at a loss for what to do
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